Fruit-pressing machine



Sept.. 6, 1927.

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G AGOBIAN FRUIT PRESSING MACHINE Filed sept. 124 `1925 A TTORNE Y.

, adapted Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

UNITED gsra Tas PATENT OFFICE .l

y(,arEORGrE AGOBIAN, OF BROOKLYN, YNEW YORK.

vFRUrr-Pnnssinn MACHINE.

This invention'relates bto fruit presses of theautomatic type and in particular to one Vto be operated by hand to *thorough-Y -ly compress fruit, such as, grapes, so thatthe @liquor ytherefrom. can be kused for various purposes. Y

' Ajparticular object ofthe invention is to provide a fruit press which will lbe strong and durable Vand .through the medium of `which a highpressure can be exerted by the operating pistonto vthoroughly squeeze the fruit to extract therefrom their juices. l A f-A'further object of t-he invention" is to Yprovide a 'fruit 1 press in the nature of a ,machina `the parts tially construct d so that they will not get out-ofiorder .and willnot break under a squeezing pressure.

l"A stillfurther object of the inventionis ,toprovide a fruitpress ofthe mechanical 'type which will thoroughly squeeze the juice out of'fruitjwitliout 'the necessity of handling the same. Y v

i' 'To enable others skilledkin the ,art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my :invention thatthey may embody Ythe same finfthe 'j various ,modifications yin structure and vrelation contemplated, ,drawings depicting a preferred form have .been annexed as a partof this disclosure and in such drawings n similar reference .characters denote corresponding Vparts throughout all the Figurelis a sideview in `elevation of the fruitupressv constructed Vin 'accordance with 'my' invention. *f

Figure 2L isa side elevation in section, the

upperpart v`of. the yfriiit.,pressfonly being` "shown to illustrate the gearrtrain which op-` erates the press'to thoroughly squeeze the fruith'eld thereinf j j 4 j vFigure 3ds a section taken on the line "3-3 ofy Figure 2 and shows the construction vof -thefruit press in .cross sectional elevation, A,the `piston operating .rack being clearly A shown, and

Figure lis va rear view in elevati'on'ofv the piston operating `gears through the medium of whichthe pressismanipu'lated. Y j

v'Referring to the drawingsrfin detail, .5in- `dicateslthe lower. frame portion or tankl sup'- porting element of the press which joins the legs 6 which are supported on fthe vsuitable rollers or casters 7 Awhereby thepressfinay f bef'moved ,from place to place. y.The tank of which are substan- 1 Application filedl September 12, 1925. Serial No. 56,057.

support at vthe rear endxof the press is pro limits .the sliding movement of the juice tank k9,which is disposed on said tank support with it-s rear end abutting the upwardly extended portion 8 of the tank support. This tank maybe of .any suitable metalk which is vnon-corroding and which is sanitary, such for instance, as Monel'metal and is provided around its upper .edge-with a suitable .reenforcing bead 10 and onits front face a handle 11 and faucet 12 through the latter of which the liquor or juices extracted from 'the fruit may be drawn atv will. The upper 'ends ofthe legs 6 are joined by the trough 'member 13 which extends around the yfour handing relation to the leg members 6, the

forward portion of the trough 13 being cut out as atlli fora ,purpose hereinafter to 'be described. The trough is connected through the medium of the bracket 15 to the leg menibers 6 and is provided'at its forward end with the 'handlel throughY the medium of which' the press in yits entirety may be drawn around Y, on its wheel membersl or castersY 7. The body of the press consists of the end corner' pieces 17 which are joined 'by the longitudinally extending bar members 18,

the latter rbeing threaded at their opposite en'ds'where they pass. through said members 17 soth-at the vlocking nut 19 maybe threadred thereon vto securely hold theends of the press in proper spaced relation. "These ends or corner members 17 are provided at their;

Yvided with an upturned portion 8, which l topy with a Vlongitudinally disposed angular portion 20j which forms a ,guide for the top 21 of the press and also for thetapelredsides 22 thereof. 'The rod-18 or bolt member not onlysecure theseends .or corner rpieces. 17 in spaced relation but also `pass through .the

flange portions v23 of said side members 22- ,and retain thesame `in proper position and :in slightly spacedfrelation from the .angle vpieces'2() whereby the coverior top 21 ofthe :press may be slid therebetween to its-,position Vthrough themedium offthe handle .24: providedatits-I'orwa-rd end. The bottom Yof the sides 22 is flanged .as `at 25 and through the medium of the boltsor screwsj26 are fsecured in kfixed position on the inner edges of the trough member `15. The trough .member at its inner edge beneath said .sideportions 22 Ais beveled Aas `at 27 to Yprovide a :passage- Y w ay ..whereby .the juice caught in vthe.trough or consumption.

out Waste and in which any quantity of the liquor may be drawn oi at Will for testing lVhile l have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of thecorrelated parts Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. I

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by United ctates Letters Patent is:

l. A fruit press comprising a frame, a container in said frame, a removable, perforated bottom in said container, a tray vforming part of said frame and having its bottom Wall tapered to form a drain, a removable receptacle in said frame, end members in the containery and means for adjustably holding said end members together.

2. A fruit press'comprising a frame, a container in said frame, a removable peryi'orated bottom in said container, a tray bers together.

GEORGE AGOBIAN. y 

